My Most Popular College Blog Posts of 2011

I want to give a big thanks to all of my regular visitors — and the new folks too — who helped to make 2011 the best year ever for The College Solution! I know 2011 was my best year because I use Google Analytics to keep track of how many people visit mycollege blog.

Now that we’re in a new year, I used the analytic tool today to see what my most popular college blog posts were for 2011. If you missed them the first time, I thought you might enjoy reading them.

I wrote this post in July after the U.S. Department of Education released its list of the most expensive state and private colleges and universities in the country. Seven of the 10 priciest institutions are art schools and music conservatories. Unless you’re wealthy, I’d stay away from these schools.

I took a look at the most popular college majors and discovered which ones have the best and worst unemployment rates. Architecture majors seems to face the lousiest prospects while medical technology technicians enjoy the best.

This was a story about a kid from St. Louis who won the educational lottery when got into Grinnell College, which is among a few dozen schools in the country that offer the best financial aid policies.

I wrote this post because so many teenagers want to attend college in a city. Many liberal arts colleges, including that pair that my kids attend(ed) are not near urban areas, which is what turns off some teenagers who believe (rightly or wrongly) that they have to live in cities during college. I wrote this post for these kids. You should also read the next day’s post where I include the liberal arts schools that I had overlooked : More Liberal Arts Colleges In Or Near Cities

This was one of my favorite blog posts of the year. I compare two Pennsylvania schools — Muhlenberg College and Drexel University – to explain why it’s important examine the financial aid policies of individual schools. FYI, Drexel is the stingy school.